Rival gangs are shooting it out for control of the mean
streets of South-Central LA, fighting for control of the
drug trade and everything else. As homicide detectives
Dover and Falcon finally locate Kinks, a Crip drug lord
they've been looking for, they become part of a drive-by
shooting involving rival Bloods intend on killing Kinks.
Dover escapes injury when a carpenter doing work nearby
knocks him down. The man is seriously injured, taking three
bullets in the back. Kinks is also shot, but still alive.
Though both men are taken to a nearby hospital, the
carpenter walks away before he can be interviewed by the
detectives. Shortly afterwards, all hell breaks loose when
Kinks is assassinated in his hospital room. Just what else
can go wrong? Dover and Falcon soon find themselves deeply
embroiled in a deadly gang war and dead bodies start piling
up.
Eventually, the carpenter is located and agrees to help
with the investigation. A local priest is also involved in
the outcome, which gives this plot a bit of a mystical,
spiritual overtone. However, the explosive confrontation
set to come will shock them all with its surprising
conclusion.
It's obvious that former FBI agent Mark Bouton knows
about what he writes. The repartee between partners Dover
and Falcon is realistic, as are the conversations of the
criminals, making this an authentic look behind the scenes
of law enforcement and violent crime. Another winner for
this talented author.
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